New HIV infections in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: New HIV infections was 52.2 infections in 2024. ▲ Rising
New HIV infections in Syrian Arab Republic, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
The most recent figure for new hiv infections in Syrian Arab Republic is 52.2 infections, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 68.08 infections in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.74 infections, in 1990.
That places Syrian Arab Republic 129th out of 144 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
New HIV infections in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.74 infections | — |
| 1991 | 12.04 infections | +23.5% |
| 1992 | 13.86 infections | +15.2% |
| 1993 | 16.5 infections | +19.0% |
| 1994 | 18.64 infections | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 21.6 infections | +15.9% |
| 1996 | 23.97 infections | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 26.45 infections | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 29.05 infections | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 31.75 infections | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 34.61 infections | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 37.62 infections | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 40.75 infections | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 43.09 infections | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 45.52 infections | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 47.2 infections | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 50.96 infections | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 56.65 infections | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 62.99 infections | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 64.04 infections | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 66.61 infections | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 67.86 infections | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 68.08 infections | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 64.76 infections | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 56.02 infections | -13.5% |
| 2015 | 49.74 infections | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 46.42 infections | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 47.77 infections | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 45.18 infections | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 44.59 infections | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 45.83 infections | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 46.67 infections | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 48.91 infections | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 51.24 infections | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 52.2 infections | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.36 infections | 9.74 infections | 31.75 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.34 infections | 34.61 infections | 64.04 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.7 infections | 44.59 infections | 68.08 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.97 infections | 45.83 infections | 52.2 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,491 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0568 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Syrian Arab Republic?
- New hiv infections in Syrian Arab Republic was 52.2 infections in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest new hiv infections recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 68.08 infections in 2012.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.74 infections in 1990.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for new hiv infections?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 129th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of New HIV infections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.